Improvement in dolls



W. H. HART, lr.

Dolls.

Patented Dec.1,1874.

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WILLIAM H. HART, JR., or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN DLLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 157,394, dated December1, 1874 application led i October 31, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HART, Jr., of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Dolls and Wardrobe therefor 5 and I do herebydeclare the following to be a clear and exact description of the naturethereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of thisspeciiication, in which- Figure l is a general view of the deviceembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof' in line xx, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of Fig. l, certain parts being removed.Figs. 4` and 5 are views of detached parts. Fig. 6 is a bottom view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My invention consists in constructing the body of a doll of separatedparts or sections, whereby they may be tted to various dresses. It alsoconsists in providing the parts of the doll and the dress with tonguesand pockets, whereby said parts and dress may be nicely and securelyfitted to each other. It -further consists in so constructing the dollthat it may be made to oscillate and assume the appearance of walkin g.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a doll, whose body isconstructed of the head portion B, legs C, and trunk D, which areseparated from each other. E E represent tongues, which are formed onthe head B and legs C at ends thereof, adjacent to the trunk l), and insaid trunk l) there are formed vertically-extending pockets F, intowhich tongues E E of the head and legs are adapted to enter and be held.G represents the dolis dress, which is open at top and bottom, andwithin the same is secured the trunk D.

It will be seen that the head and legs of the doll may be readilyapplied to the trunk D, and thus complete or build up the doll, as seenin Fig. 2. Should a different dress be required, the head and legs areremoved and applied to the trunk having the proper dress thereon. It'different-colored shoes are required, the

legs having the desired colored shoes will be applied in lieu of thoseoccupying the trunk.

In fact, various changes may be made to suit the taste or whim of thechild owning the doll.

It is evident that the arms J of the garment corresponding to a sack,basque, or overskirt, may be provided with tongues, and thus adapted tobe applied to and removed from the trunk D, whereby variety in dressingthe doll will be increased.

The trunk D will be secured to and suspended from the upper end of thedress by means of a link, staple, wire, or other fastening, K, and thusvibrate freely on said fastening K. A finger-piece or lever, L, issecured to the trunk l), and projects laterally' therefrom through anopening, M, in the rear or rear piece N ofthe dress Gr.

It will be seen that by holding the dress by one hand, and reciprocatingthe nger-piece L, the trunk will be vibrated, and thus impart avibrating or oscillating motion to the head and legs of the doll,whereby the movements of walking will be readily imitated.

If desired, the weak parts ofthe trunk and portion of the dress at thefastening' K may be strengthened with strips of muslin or other suitablere-ent'orcing material. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The doll A, having its body B C D composed of separate sections,constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The doll-sections B C, formed with tongues E E', in combination withthe trunk D, provided With pockets F, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the doll-dress G, of the oscillating trunk D,suspended therein by means ot' the fastening K, which constitutes theaxis of the trunk, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The oscillating trunk D and operating iinger-piece or lever L,combined and arranged to operate substantially as andfor the purpose setforth. v

H and portion wM. H. HART, JR.

